- Date
- November 2, 1989, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Loxahatchee, FL
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N93067Bell 47D1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891102045739A
- Case key
- 32599
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain rotor RPM after pulling up from a swath run. A related factor was the presence of trees.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt rprtd that after completing a swath run, he 'pulled up and held back longer to clear trees at the end of the field.' The helicopter lost airspeed faster than the plt realized. He stated that at the top of the turn, the helicopter felt like it would slide backwards, so he pushed the cyclic forward, applied full power & tried to fly out of the situation. However, the helicopter contd to descend. Subsequently, it impacted with trees & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N93067
- Reported as
- Bell 47D1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 5501
- Engine
- Franklin 6V4, 210 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 370 total · 70 in this make and model · 300 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N93067 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.